Vanderbilt pitcher Philip Pfeifer keeps a replica human skull named 'Durik' ? pronounced Derrick ? in his locker and takes it on the road with the team.

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Nick Cole
| The Tennessean

There is a replica human skull in the locker of Vanderbilt pitcher Philip Pfeifer, and that doesn't seem the least bit unusual to his teammates.

It is one of many quirks that make the left-handed sophomore a constant comedic presence on the nation's top-ranked baseball team.

From chugging Diet Coke by the two-liter bottle in the dugout to stripping out of his uniform to work on his tan in center field after practice, the Farragut High alumnus is known for his unusual habits. ...